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  • "Exchange Select" quality and price registering with military families

    Military shoppers in search of the best value for their dollar are increasingly reaching for "private label" products manufactured under the exchange services' "Exchange Select" brand. The steady demand for affordably priced, quality products by the military community continues to drive expansion of the "Exchange Select," available exclusively at
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Ryan Burk, son of Michelle and Tech. Sgt. Randy Burk, 509th Operations Support Squadron, receives a pass from Neil Smith Aug. 8 during a youth football clinic at the base soccer field. Neil Smith helped teach children the fundamentals of football during the clinic. He is currently a co-owner of the Kansas City Brigade and has played as a defensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers. He has won two National Football League championship rings for Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephen Linch)

    Go long

  • Crime prevention and you

    How many times have you heard someone say on television or in real life that they "don't want to get involved", "something is none of their business" or they "want to be left out of it?" When it comes to crime prevention that is an attitude we must not allow. As the crime prevention manager for the base, it is my job to look at things and try to
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Whiteman youth put on the play “The Little Mermaid” with the help of the Missoula Children’s Theatre at the community activity center August 3. The cast of The Little Mermaid was composed of Whiteman youth that auditioned for the show at the beginning of the week and rehearsed for only a few days.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Stephen Linch)

    "The Little Mermaid" comes to Whiteman

  • Maj. Gen. Anthony Przybyslawski, Air Force Personnel Center Commander, speaks to members of the base community council at a luncheon Aug. 2 about the future of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Stephen Linch)

    AFPC commander discusses future force

    The commander of the Air Force Personnel Center addressed the service's current reduction in force, recapitalization and modernization during a base community council meeting Aug. 2 at Mission's End. "Our three main objectives are to win this war, develop our Airmen and modernize our force," said Maj. Gen. Anthony Przybyslawski, who's been in
  • WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Brig. Gen. Greg Biscone, 509th Bomb Wing commander, presents Capt. Adam Minnich, 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron, with a Bronze Star Medal July 20 at the Mission’s End. Captain Minnich was awarded the medal for his exceptional service during Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Padden)

    Three combat Airmen recognized

    Three Team Whiteman members earned Bronze Star medals for displaying exceptionally meritorious service while deployed in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Brig. Gen. Greg Biscone, 509th Bomb Wing commander, presented the Bronze Star to Capt. Adam Minnich and Tech. Sgt. Richard Barker, both from the 509th Logistics Readiness
  • Academy basic cadet trainees Griffin Biscone (left) and Lawrance Franklin battle it out July 28 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., for the title of "Big Bad Basic," a single-elimination tournament where cadets battle one another with pugil sticks. Cadet Biscone went on to win the title in front of 1,200 of his peers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

    Big bad basic

  • Steering clear of dangerous body building items

    Summertime and the living' is easy. Party Cove is hopping, and individuals are "buffing" up for the show. But beware. Multiple, dangerous supplements are out there to ruin your fun. Two dangerous items on the market are NO-Xplode™ and Clenbuterol™. NO-Xplode™ is marketed as an extreme nitric oxide and creatine surge. The bottle states it will

  • AAFES implements civil recovery program for shoplifters

    Inventory shrinkage, a combination of employee theft, shoplifting, vendor fraud and administrative error, cost the nation's retailers $32.3 billion last year, according to the national retail security survey, which analyzed theft incidents from 116 of the largest retail chains. Thirty-one percent of the losses were the result of shoplifters. The
  • Whiteman's Public Affairs and Visual Information offices will began working hand-in-hand Aug. 1. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Senior Airman Gary Stevens)

    Public Affairs and Visual Information merger to enhance strategic communications

    A new era of Air Force communication capabilities began Aug. 1 at Whiteman as the Visual Information shop started the process of merging with the Public Affairs office. "The merger is happening because in a world of 24-hour news cycles and instant communication there is a real-time demand to tell the Air Force story to the public," said Maj. Joe
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